Federal Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Voter ID Law

ABC News ^ | 04/29/2014 | ABC News/AP

[GIdget2004]

A federal judge in Milwaukee has struck down Wisconsin's voter Identification law, saying it unfairly burdens poor and minority voters.

U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman issued his long-awaited decision Tuesday. It invalidates Wisconsin's law.

Wisconsin's law would have required voters to show a state-issued photo ID at the polls. Supporters said it would cut down on voter fraud and boost public confidence in the integrity of the election process.

But Adelman sided with opponents, who said it disproportionately excluded poor and minority voters because they're less likely to have photo IDs or the documents needed to get them.

Wisconsin's law was only in effect for a 2012 primary before a Dane County judge declared it unconstitutional.

[caww]

....."We don’t have a rule of law in this country. We have rule by judges".....

[GeronL]

black-robed tyrants need put in their place

[Steelers6]

FREE Wisconsin ID cards for voting

If you are a U.S. citizen, will be at least 18 years of age by the next election, and would like a Wisconsin ID card to vote (although it’s not currently required), please check the ID for FREE box when completing the MV3004 (Wisconsin Identification Card (ID) application) or when applying online. Otherwise, please pay the required fee. DMV customer service centers accept cash, checks, most debit cards and the following credit cards: MasterCard, American Express and Discover. For online transactions, we accept most credit cards.

A free ID card is NOT available under the following circumstances:
•If you currently have a valid, unexpired driver license (DL), you are not eligible under Wisconsin law to obtain an ID.
•If you will not be at least 18 years of age on the date of the next election.
•If you are not eligible to vote in Wisconsin.

DMV does not have information regarding voter eligibility, poll locations, voter registration information or other election information. Please contact your local election officials or county clerk for election information. The Government Accountability Board is another useful source of information.

[Kozak]

What bullshit, every poor and minority voter has some form of ID.
Wisconsin should mandate a photo I’d for every person receiving welfare or food stamps. Watch the Libtards squirm.

[Kozak]

Put their picture AND fingerprint on the EBT card. Two birds one stone.

[Tau Food]

Next to the name of each registered voter on the rolls should be a space for the voter's signature and thumbprint.

I suspect that all these new more complicated laws are being written by the lawyers who then get paid to litigate whether the laws are valid.

With a signature and thumbprint, there is no need for voters to bring any paperwork. How can a voter bring someone else's thumb?

[Tau Food]

Next to the name of each registered voter on the rolls should be a space for the voter's signature and thumbprint.

I suspect that all these new more complicated laws are being written by the lawyers who then get paid to litigate whether the laws are valid.

With a signature and thumbprint, there is no need for voters to bring any paperwork. How can a voter bring someone else's thumb?

[Secret Agent Man]

Lynn is a male, fyi.

[Secret Agent Man]

we wrote the law so that the poor could get an ID without paying anything.

there is no burden when it’s free for the poor.

[Abathar]

Indiana’s voter ID has made it through the courts already, it’s a good law and works well. Why the hell didn’t they just copy it word for word and then replace IN with WI??

This idiot judge is federal, he COULDN’T do anything then and it would have saved all of this BS.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

And, in the mean time, Chicago has taken steps to stop illegal voting:

[Dead Corpse]

6...

The number of people who have informed me of my mistake.

Thank you to all of you for your consideration. /no sarcasm

[stanne]

They’re supposed to navigate the Obamacare website?

[littleharbour]

Anyone too lazy or stupid to obtain a readily available piece of ID does not deserve to vote. I’m surprised the judge hsan’t ordered the State of Wisconsin to go door to door with the ballot boxes to ensure that the poor unfortunate do not have to walk or take public transit to the polling stations. Madness.

[b4its2late]

Impeachment is the only way to stop the lefty judges.

[b4its2late]

Impeachment is the only way to stop the lefty judges.

[kingu]

Seems to me the proper response to this decision is to utterly refuse to show photo ID for anything, and quote that decision. After all, if it is unfair to require it to vote, it certainly must be unfair to do anything else.

[stanne]

Going door to door would ruin the deal, which is to give as many fraudulent ballots to the democrats as possible.

Door to door would actually help.

Press one for spanish

[Count of Monte Fisto]

Western Civilization unfairly burdens poor and minority voters. So we can either get rid of Western Civilization or tell these poor and minority voters to suck it up.

Diversity
Civilization
Freedom

You can have two but not all three.

[itssme]

This home grown socialist judge from Wisconsin is doing it because he CAN. In your face, once again, from the socialists. People of Wisconsin, you're gonna have to make a big stink and drag this socialist judge off of his chair.

Question: Can this judge's ruling be over ruled? What is the next recourse for Gov Walker?